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Myth: Street trading is the cause of traffic problems in Lagos with Olajumoke Akiode

Myth: Street trading is the cause of traffic problems in Lagos with Olajumoke Akiode

Update: 2021-01-19
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Street trading and hawking are not peculiar to urban Lagos. These activities often arise from socioeconomic realities essential to the proper functioning of society. Developing nations with large informal economies tend to have pronounced levels of street trading, which is a major source of jobs for the growing urban poor. Street trading and hawking that threatens mobility are often the consequences of policy failures.


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Myth: Street trading is the cause of traffic problems in Lagos with Olajumoke Akiode

Myth: Street trading is the cause of traffic problems in Lagos with Olajumoke Akiode

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